Lake Doty

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Doty Park underwater on July 4. FRANK FREEMAN/FOR THE JOURNAL SCENE

Dear Editor,I was astounded when I took my grandsons to play on the Doty Park playground equipment on July 4th.While we hadn’t had any rain before noon, I was flabbergasted to see the swings surrounded by a lake;even stepping into the area, our feet sank into the wood chips!!It only took me a split second to realize that the brick retaining wall surrounding the playground had no weep holes!Was it the architect, Parks & Recreation project manager, or brick mason who failed to consider the effect a solid wall would have?Hopefully, someone with a scintilla of sense will go to Doty Park and drill several weep holes at the bottom of the walls.

Frank FreemanSummerville

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